The first two games went down to the wire with the Nuggets taking Game 1 in overtime and the Clippers pulling out Game 2 in a thriller to send the series back to Los Angeles tied at 1-1. Game 3 was a far more lopsided affair as the Clippers cruised to a 117-83 victory to take a 2-1 series lead.

Denver used a balanced scoring attack to throttle LA, which couldn't get anything going in Game 7. The Nuggets and Thunder meet Monday in Game 1.

The Denver Nuggets are on to the next round of the playoffs, defeating the LA Clippers 120-101 in emphatic fashion. The Nuggets will play the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference semifinals with Game 1 tipping off Monday,